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Potatoes on tap for February February is potato lovers month. Here are a few things to consider about potatoes: ?Low in calories (only 110 per 1/3 pound), potatoes are the perfect food for keeping fit. A medium potato has fewer calories than a one-cup serving of rice or pasta. Remember, this is for a plain potato - butter and other top pings would add calories. ?For low-cal french fries cut potatoes in strips and spread in one layer in pan. Sprinkle with oil; shake pan to distribute oil evenly over potatoes. Bake at 450 ?F. until golden brown and tender, about 30 to 40 minutes, turning frequently. ?What fat? There's no fat in potatoes - only in the butter or sour cream you top them with. ?Serve a baked potato crowned with your choice of healthy topp ings plain yogurt, cottage cheese, sliced green onions, or sunflower seeds for zesty flavor and crunch. ?To bake potatoes, pierce the skin of each spud inseveral places to allow steam to escape. Bake directly on oven rack or cookie sheet until potatoes are soft when pinched with mitted hands or tested with a slim skewer or fork. ?When boiling potatoes, use as little water as possible - about one inch - to prevent nutrient loss. ?Cook potatoes in their skins whenever possible to preserve nutrients. If you must peel them first, keep peelings as thin as possi ble. Many nutrients are found close to the skin. ?Short on time? Microwave ' 4 Bake" your potatoes. Prick potatoes in several places with a fork. On a double layer of paper toweling, arrange potatoes in a spoke fashion for even cooking. Cook on high for 4 minutes for a medium to large potato plus 1-2 On the Front Burneri Alice Pettitt Home Economics Agent minutes more for each additional potato. Allow 5 minutes standing time after removing potatoes from the oven. To steam potatoes, place a wire rack in the bottom of the saucepan and add water just below the level of the rack so potatoes cook above water. Potato Peppers V* cup milk 3 medium green peppers, halved lengthwise 2 tablespoons each chopped parsley and sliced green onions Paprika potatoes) I cup shredded carrots V* cup grated parmesan cheese Yi teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper In saucepan or bowl mix milk in to potatoes; cover to keep warm. Remove seeds and membranes from green pepper halves, in large pot parboil in lightly salted boiling water to cover, about 10 minutes, until crisp-tender. Meanwhile, stir remaining ingredients except paprika into potato mixture. Drain green peppers thoroughly and place skin side down in shallow baking dish. Mound warm potato mixture into pepper cavities; dust with paprika. Bake in 425 ? oven 10 to 12 minutes until hot through and lightly browned on top. TOUR OF EUROPE JULY I ? AIM. S England Austria France Holland Italy Germany Switzerland 29 DAYS TOTAL COST: $1,834.00 Prica incJudosi Round Trip tntomotionol Air Transportation SghUooing - Tip, Graturtias, Taxes Moats - ImAfasi i Oinnor Hotol Accommodations - Touring Coodi 1 Gud* rof WOfl mTOnnOTKXl UaTuKT : Harriett McDonald - 875-4200 rf-inal Winter Gl&atoance, EVERYTHING MUST GO TO MAKE ROOM FOR SPRING MERCHANDISE All Winter Dresses, Co-ordinates, - . Sweaters, And Separates Are Priced Below Our Actual Cost - - Our Customers' Gain - - Our Loss Gome In Today , While Selection Is Good And SAVE! Poauto Gardes Soap 4 cups tomato juke 2 cups cold water 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 teaspoon seasoned salt 1 cup chopped tomato Yi cup sliced green onions 1 cup instant mashed potato flakes 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 dove garlic, pressed '/? teaspoon pepper Yi cup chopped cucumber V4 cup chopped parsley or chives In saucepan heat tomato juice just to boiling. Remove from beat; with fork mix in potato flakes. Pour potato mixture into container of electric blender. Add 1 cup of the water, vinegar, oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Blend 1 minute. Pour into bowl. Stir in remaining water, tomato, cucumber and onions; chill. Ladle into bowls or mugs. Garnish each serving with parsley. Microwave Scalloped Potatoes PCCkd 1/8 teaspoon pepper '/i cup water 'A cup shredded Cheddar cheese V* teaspoon paprika Vi teaspoon salt V* teaspoon i tali an herb dressing 2 tablespoons butter 'A teaspon instant beef bouillon (optional) 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese Put all ingredients, except cheeses and paprika, into 8-inch round glass baking dish. Cover loosely with plastic wrap. Microwave on high power 4 minutes; remove. Stir. Cover and cook 4 minutes more. Combine cheeses and paprika; sprinkle over potatoes. Cook uncovered 2 minutes more. Let stand 5 minutes. Serve hot. The Johnson Company INSURANCE AUTO ? FIRE HOMEOWNERS ? COMMERCIAL 1 1 10 E. Central Avmm ^ * PImm 175-355 Boll weevil program seeks support In a few weeks North Carolina cotton producers will vote on whether to continue support of the ball weevil monitoring program. This monitoring program has serv ed to keep boll weevils from reestablishing in "protected areas" which now include all of North Carolina. Monitoring payments have sup ported three areas: (1) pheromone trapping, (2) treatment of a buffer zone to both protect growers within that area and to prevent reinvasions into weevil-free areas and (3) elimination of pockets of boll weevils which may "sneak" back in behind the lines. Northern Zone (original eradica tion area): This area includes all northern counties down to and in cluding Sampson. Cumberland and Harnett. Producers there are presently paying $10/acre. Ballots were mailed on Friday, January 25, and must be returned to the ASCS office by Friday, February 1. Growers will be voting on whether they are for or against paying up to S10 per acre for the next four years (1985 through 1988). Current USDA estimates put the assessment for 1987 and 1988 at approximately $7/acre. A 2/3 ma jority approval is required for passage and continuation of the program. Sonthern Zone (new eradication area): This expanded eradication zone includes the remaining N.C. cotton counties, mostly Hoke, Scotland and Robeson, and all of South Carolina. Ballots will be mailed on March 1 and must be returned by Friday, March 8. This group paid 125/acrc in 1983, $30/acre in 1984, and will be paying $20 acre in 1985 for the final year of their eradication pro gram. Producers in this zone will be voting on whether or not to assess themselves for a three-year monitoring program, beginning with a $15/acre fee in 1986, Extension News Willie Featherstone County Extension Chairman followed by a fee of up to $10/acre in 1987 and 1988. Current USDA estimates put the 1987-88 amount at S7/acre. Expansion Plant: Because of the generally favorable progress of the current program, present plans call for expansion into all of Georgia, most of Alabama, and possibly Florida, beginning in the faD of 1986. Georgia and Alabama producers will be conducting their own referenda this spring. Successful program expansion into this area would likely increase our own chances for success, as well as lower monitoring costs to pro ducers. Income Effect of the Program: Votes for continuation of a con tainment program are similar to agreeing to purchase an investment that will yield returns in the future. The future flow of returns is equal to changes in costs and returns from the program less the maintenance fee for future protec tion from reinfestation. The possi ble impacts on farm costs and returns include increased yields, lower boll weevil control costs, lower overall insect control from' more beneficial insects and ex panded cotton acreage. If the cost of program participa tion in the initial years is too high, the cost of the investment is the lower returns received for planting an alternative crop compared to that received if the land had pro duced cotton. Otherwise, the cost of the investment is the cost of the initial program to eradicate the weevil. Estimating Impacts ia the Ex paarioa Area: The short term that a boll weevil eradication program has been in affect in the expansion area in North and South Carolina - 1983 and 1984 - makes any estimations about the reductions in costs from the program uncertain. Preliminary results indicate that the savings in insect control costs will be about $26/acre annually in North Carolina and about $36/acre in South Carolina These are quite similar to the S28/acre savings estimated in the trial eradication area. Therefore, growers in the expan sion area can estimate their returns from the program by subtracting the current fee from about $26 or $36. . f Keep in mind that income from the program will increase if fees fall and higher future returns can outweigh current losses while waiting for fees to fall. Considera tion should also be given to the ad ditional income from higher yields and expanded acreage. I i Summary of Economic Implica tions: In summary the ball weevil eradication program reduces costs through lower costs of production and increases income from higher yields and expanded acreage. Excluding higher yidds, a farmer who produced cotton from the start of the program in the trial zone in the northeastern corner of North Carolina would save about $10/acre in insect control costs. Once the weevil was eradicated and fees fell, the value of the pro gram increased substantially. Entering in 1985 returns about $19/acre after all costs and fees are subtracted. Both of these values are increased by about $8 when in cluding additional income from ex panding cotton acreage. Therefore, the adjusted yearly returns from adopting the program in 198S equal $27/acre after all program fees have been sub tracted. Crop residue helps soybean production -^in *?. ?i * 11 | i^Vii I hi ?d'TiiriB m * ? ,a?JSta4Ai^23L??_ ?JL? ?- J ^?*2 ? *' r - -. By Donnie r: II writ tL' District Conservationist Soybean production for Hoke County appears to have been good for 1984. Many fields that produced low yields in 1982 and 1983 are show ing an increase in production because of adequate rain and sun shine during the growing season. These fields have healthier plants to support the increase in the number of bean pods produced by the plants. After harvesting the crop, many of our fields are left with a good cover of soybean residue. This residue has many advan tages for landowners: ?Reduces wind and water ero sion (See SOYBEANS, page 7) Protected field This Hoke County field is being protected from erosion by allowing the soybean residue to remain after harvest. Enviro-Chem Co. EXTERMINATORS HOUSEHOLD PEST CONTROL \ 120 W. EDINBOROUGH AVE. Jim Conoly OFFICE 875-8146 RAEFORD, N.C. EXTERMINATOR HOME 884-2314 Long ch OfftciIW-IW Sidney / Extarmtnator
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